This article was updated to reflect dapr and Reduxx's recent announcements of a full team disbanding.
After a fourth-place finish in Challengers playoffs and missing out on Ascension,
Oxygen Esports
Oxygen Esports
Inactive
skuba
Logan Jenkins
mitch
Mitch Semago
Verno
Andrew Maust
Reduxx
Yassin Aboulalazm
dapr
Michael Gulino
has disbanded their Valorant roster of Mitch "mitch"
Semago, Logan "skuba"
Jenkins, Michael "dapr"
Gulino, Andrew "Verno"
Maust, Yassin "Reduxx"
Aboulalazm and in addition to head coach Malkolm "bonkar"
Renchand assistant coach, Rustun "Rustun"
Lusk.
Oxygen entered into NA with its academy roster in 2022, featuring emerging talents like Reduxx and Verno, who would eventually join the main lineup. However, they did not participate in VCT. By the end of 2022, Oxygen replaced their academy team with a squad designed to compete in Challengers and ascend to the Americas League. Retaining Verno, they added seasoned players, ex-C9 pro mitch and controller-player skuba. The team easily qualified for Challengers and steadily improved over the season, bolstered by Reduxx's return after he reached the age threshold. Nevertheless, a loss to eventual Ascension winner,
The Guard
The Guard
Inactive
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
trent
Trent Cairns
neT
Michael Bernet
valyn
Jacob Batio
tex
Ian Botsch
, ended their playoff run at fourth place.
mitch, who attended Champions 2021 with C9, took up the reins of IGL for his new role on Oxygen (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games)
Heading into 2024, Oxygen added Masters-winning sentinel dapr, forming the latest iteration of the roster. They dominated the offseason, winning multiple tournaments, including the Ludwig x Tarik Invitational 2, and were favorites to reach Ascension. Early in the year, they lived up to expectations, achieving a 3-2 regular season record and winning the Mid-Season Cup. They continued their strong performance into the Split 2 Playoffs, but an early upset to
M80
M80
Inactive
placed them in the lower bracket. Oxygen then rebounded by defeating top-seeded
DarkZero Esports
DarkZero Esports
Inactive
. However, a surprise loss to
TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #14
seven
Johann Hernandez
gMd
Anthony Guimond
sym
Tyler Porter
tdawgg
Travis Regan
XXiF
Damion Cook
in the lower round 3 ended their season in fourth place again.
So far, the organization has not announced whether it plans to continue participating in NA Challengers in 2025 or is permanently exiting the scene.
Despite missing out on Ascension, the former Oxygen squad, now free agents, will be compelling options for Partnership teams looking to rebuild for 2025, though Reduxx will turn 18 midway through next season. Head coach bonkar and assistant coach Rustun are other high-profile options, often praised for turning Oxygen into Ascension contender.
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